GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

Random words

WordMeaning
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
inopportuneinconvenient
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
muddleto make turbid or muddy
vigilantalertly watchful especially to avoid danger
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
callousbeing hardened and thickened
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively